A case report of coronary artery aneurysm in a patient with Behçet's disease

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2014 Oct;42(7):651-4. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2014.44202.

Abstract

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem vasculitis that may involve vessels of all sizes. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) due to secondary involvement of BD is rare and its management less clear. In this case, a 29-year-old man admitted to the emergency room with ongoing chest pain was interned to the coronary care unit with a diagnosis of ACS. The patient had been diagnosed 1 year before with BD and had been without regular follow-up, despite the suggested use of cholchium. An immediate coronary angiography revealed a fresh thrombus image in the proximal segment of the right coronary artery (RCA), an aneurysm of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) at proximal segment, and a hemodynamically significant lesion following the aneurysm. Intervention was ended because of normal flow (TIMI III) of distal RCA. An intravenous infusion of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitor (tirofiban) was administered, and a control angiography showed dissolution of a thrombus in RCA, but enlarged aneurysm of LAD and a new aneurysm in RCA.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / complications
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
  • Adult
  • Behcet Syndrome / complications
  • Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessels
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis / therapy